Thursday, June 30, 2016

Gardner McKay and Suzy Parker in dress by Lanvin-Castillo (net ruffle separates so wearer can sit down) , photo by Avedon at Cafè des Beaux Arts, Paris, August 1956

Evelyn Avedon, Apartment 60, Hotel San Règis, Paris, photo by Avedon, August 1955
Evelyn Franklin is the second wife of Richard Avedon.  They married in 1951 and had one son, John Avedon, an author and authority on Tibet.  Evelyn died March 13, 2004.
 

Doe Avedon, photo by Avedon, Fire Island, New York, 1948
 In 1944, Avedon married Dorcas Nowell, who later became a model and was known professionally as Doe Avedon. Nowell and Avedon divorced after five years of marriage.

Dovima in cape ensemble by Lanvin-Castillo, photo by Avedon, Place Francois-Premier, Paris, August 1955

Sunny Harnett in evening dress by Lanvin-Castillo, photo by Avedon, Hotel San Règis, Paris, August 1954

China Machado in evening dress by Jean Patou, photo by Avedon, La Pagode d'Or, Paris, January 1959

Suzy Parker in Dior's sumptuous evening gown of black Chantilly lace over pale chiffon with black velvet streamers and lace scarf, photo by Avedon, Paris studio, August 1956

China Machado in Dior's (YSL) airiest silk dress with lace ruffles worn with black taffeta stole, photo by Avedon, Paris studio, August 1959

Barbara Mullen in Lanvin-Castillo's floaty lace evening dress, photo by Avedon, Paris studio, August 1956

Suzy Parker is wearing a moss-green velvet strapless dress by Dior, long gloves in same color green, photo by Avedon, Paris studio, August 1956

Dorian Leigh is wearing violet chiffon dress by Lanvin-Castillo, photo by Avedon, Paris studio, August 1956

Suzy Parker in Jean Dessès intricate black chiffon sheath that weaves around the body in circular pleats and drifts out backwards from the waist, photo by Avedon, Paris studio, Aug. 1956

Suzy Parker in gown by Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior, photo by Richard Avedon, Paris studio, August 1956

Suzy Parker wearing  chiffon dress in two shades of pink, beautifully draped to one side with wide satin scarf also in two shades of pink by Pierre Balmain, photo by Avedon at Cafè des Beaux-Arts, Paris, August 1956

Suzy Parker in chiffon gown by Grès is flanked by Gardner McKay (l) and Robin Tattersall, photo by Avedon, Paris, 1956

Suzy Parker, in red and grey print satin ball gown named "Opera de Vienne" by Dior, with Robin Tattersall and Gardner McKay (shown from back) at Maxim's bar, photo by Avedon, Paris, August 1956

Carmen is wearing Lanvin-Castillo's short bouffant cut-velvet evening dress, with Robin Tattersall, at Pont Alexandre III, photo by Avedon, Paris, August 1957

Suzy Parker, in beautiful dress of pale ecru chiffon with heavy satin embroidered bodice by Balmain, with Gardner McKay at the Sheherazade, photo by Avedon, August 1956

Carmen is wearing delectable short dress of turquoise silk with pink roses by Guy Laroche, with Robin Tattersall at Au Reveil, photo by Avedon, Paris, August 1957

Sculptress Maria Grazia Mariani in dress by Simonetta, photo by Pasquale de Antonis on the via Appia Antica, 1955

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Model is wearing South African Broadtail jacket by Wolfgang Schrank, photo by Khan, 1967

Evening ensemble with short velvet jacket by Uli Richter, photo by Christian Steiner, c.1978

Models are wearing sleeveless linen dresses by Heinz Oestergaard, photo by Norbert Leonard, 1967

Model in quilted and embroidered evening robe by Uli Richter, photo by Christian Steiner, New York City, 1965

Model is wearing Persian broadtail  jacket by Wolfgang Schrank, photo by Khan at the Dioskouros temple near Agrigento. Sicily, Italy, 1964

Summer fashion by Heinz Oestergaard, photo by Hubs Flöter at Luxor, 1960

Gisela Ebel in beige wool/crèpe day dress by Uli Richter, photo by Rico Puhlmann, 1959

Model in beaded cocktail dress by Staebe-Seger, photo by Herbert Tobias, 1958

Model is wearing white satin gown with beaded, embroidered bodice by Gehringer & Glupp, photo by Norbert Leonard in Berlin - Heiligensee, 1951

Elfi Wildfeuer wearing costume jewelry by Blairon, photo by Hubs Flöter, 1950

Elfi Wildfeuer in white organza evening dress by Uli Richter for Horn, photo by Hubs Flöter, 1951

Gitta Schilling in shantung-duchesse evening dress with bead embroidery by Horn, photo by Hubs Flöter, 1955

Model in draped evening dress by Gehringer & Glupp, photo by Sonja Georgi, 1949

Model in wool coat by Rochlitz, photo by K.L. Haenchen, 1939

Gisela Ebel in black veiled hat by Mme. Berthe, photo by Hubs Flöter, 1951

Fashionable riding suits by G. Benedict, photo by Hedda Walther, Berlin-Hoppegarten, 1937

Trio in beachwear from Textil und Modeschule in Berlin, photo by Sonja Georgi, 1937

Model in travel suit with Persian lamb collar, photo by Charlotte Rohrbach, 1952

Yvette Busse in slim afternoon dress by Hermann Schwichtenberg, photo by Charlotte Rohrbach in the atelier of Bernhard Heiliger, 1953

Model in sporty travel ensemble leaning against Mercedes Benz and holding a Borzoi, photo by Sonja Georgi, 1937

Friday, June 10, 2016

Actor Steve McQueen with Jean Shrimpton who's wearing Jean Schlumberger's pearl and diamond bracelet and clip, photo by Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, Feb. 1965

Jean Shrimpton, photo by William Helburn, 1967

Jean Shrimpton (variant), Yardley Eyelighter, photo by William Helburn, 1967

Jean Shrimpton for Yardley Eyelighter, photo by William Helburn, 1967

"The first thing about a holiday bash is don't be bashful", Jean Shrimpton, White Horse Liquor, photo by William Helburn, 1967
Model Ulla Bomser (blonde)  stands directly behind Jean.

Jean Shrimpton poses with items to be auctioned in aid of the Invalid Children's Aid Association, London, May 2, 1970
The plumed hat was worn by Mae West in the film "Myra Breckenridge", the shirt belonged to John Lennon, and the cigarette holder was used by Claudia Cardinale in "The Pink Panther".

Jean Shrimpton, 'Mexico' suit by Marc Bohan for Dior, Autumn/Winter Collection 1965, photo by Avedon, Paris, July 1965

Jean Shrimpton, 'Intermezzo' chiffon jumpsuit, Dior's Autumn/Winter Collection 1964, photo by Avedon, August 1964

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Jean Shrimpton, 'Pintade' ensemble by Marc Bohan for Dior, Autumn/Winter Collection 1965, photo by Avedon, Paris, July 1965

Jean Shrimpton, 'Pintade' ensemble by Marc Bohan for Dior, Autumn/Winter Collection 1965, photo by Avedon, Paris, July 1965